Alper Lab: Publications

Alper, S.  Model Systems to the Rescue:  the relationship between aging and innate immunity.  Comm. & Integr. Biol. 3(5): 409-414 (2010). Abstract

Alper S, McElwee M, Apfeld J, Lackford B, Freedman JH, Schwartz DA.  Germline proliferation regulates distinct signaling pathways in C. elegans to control lifespan and innate immunity.  J Biol Chem, 285: 1822-1828 (2010). Abstract

Alper S, Laws R, Lackford B, Boyd WA, Dunlap P, Freedman JH, Schwartz DA.  Identification of novel innate immunity genes and pathways using a comparative genomics approach. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 105:7016-7021 (2008). Abstract

Alper S, McBride S, Lackford B, Freedman JH, Schwartz DA.  Specificity and complexity of the C. elegans innate immune response.  Mol Cell Biol 27:5544-5553 (2007). Abstract

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